Physician

Carson Hing-Ka Ling, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Carson Ling, MD (NPI: 1205929635) practices interventional pain management (ipm) in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Los Angeles, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is WESTLAKE PAIN MANAGEMENT MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC. (NPI: 1982711677; TIN: 954875121) and primary practice location at 90240-3816.

Ling's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 124 traditional Medicare patients, billed 561 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $64,622 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 64483 (Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level). Part D data shows 764 prescription claims across 72 beneficiaries totaling $17,625 in drug costs, led by Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen). Open Payments data shows 4 records totaling $100. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $104,234 and ending at $64,622. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $68,765 and ending at $17,625. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	289	1,129	$104,234
2016	250	1,096	$104,079
2017	505	1,616	$130,341
2018	282	1,001	$98,309
2019	319	1,303	$137,120
2020	253	1,247	$121,908
2021	262	1,475	$159,211
2022	215	985	$100,922
2023	159	828	$82,162
2024	124	561	$64,622

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	180	947	$68,765
2016	148	1,080	$99,147
2017	179	1,475	$119,384
2018	208	1,473	$101,749
2019	211	1,667	$102,193
2020	188	1,667	$81,811
2021	245	2,055	$122,233
2022	184	1,873	$81,023
2023	148	1,618	$58,283
2024	72	764	$17,625

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
64483	Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	11	18	$264
62323	Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance	37	52	$182
99204	New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	41	41	$125
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	78	334	$98

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	393	11,300	$9,420
Lidocaine	Lidocaine	31	930	$2,821
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	37	1,052	$1,575
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	49	1,436	$1,223
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	34	1,020	$513

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	4	$100	Boston Scientific Corporation
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Carson Hing-Ka Ling, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Carson Hing-Ka Ling, MD (NPI 1205929635), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Carson Hing-Ka Ling, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Carson Hing-Ka Ling, MD?

Carson Hing-Ka Ling, MD is linked to WESTLAKE PAIN MANAGEMENT MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC. (billing NPI 1982711677) in the available physician profile data.

Does Carson Hing-Ka Ling, MD have Open Payments data?

Carson Hing-Ka Ling, MD has 4 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.